US Federal Government’s 2017 Language Services Spend Just Surpassed 2016 Total
The US government’s translation and interpretation spend for 2017 has reached over half a billion...
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Approval of California Health Care Bill to Boost Interpretation Services
A new bill passed by the California state legislature strengthens health care language assistance services...
US Loan Applications Get a Makeover and This Could Be Good News for LSPs
The US Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) redesigns the standard residential loan application form to...
D&B’s Chief Procurement Officer on How LSPs Can Add Strategic Value
At SlatorCon New York, Kevin Giblin, Chief Procurement Officer, Dun & Bradstreet, the importance of...
Netflix Has Nearly 20 Official Localization Vendors as Global Subscriptions Boom
Continued international expansion drives Netflix's third-quarter revenue and subscriber growth, which in turn creates more...
What LSPs Should Know About PRIIP, Europe’s Next Phase of Financial Regulation
A new EU regulation requires financial institutions to provide retail investors with information on packaged...
The EU Just Rolled Out a New Trade Mark Regime and It Requires Less Translation
A new trade mark regime in Europe simplifies language and translation requirements to cut red...
India Gives Phone Manufacturers Until Early 2018 to Support 22 Official Languages
India postpones the compliance deadline for providing local language support for mobile phones to February...
Dubai’s Ruler Launches Major Translation Project
Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced an e-Learning project that involves Arabic...
Canada Census Reveals Ever Growing Linguistic Diversity
Even as the rate of English-French bilingualism is at its highest since 2001, more Canadians...
European Patent Office Promises to Cut “High Translation Costs”
The European Patent Office (EPO) outlines the step-by-step guide on how to obtain a patent...
Majority of Marketers Unsatisfied with Localization But Fail to Prioritize It in Budget
A new CMO Council report found that 75% of marketers invest 10% or less of...
Chinese Tourists Demand Translations But Most Hotels Fail to Deliver
A new survey by Hotels.com indicates that the availability of Chinese-language hotel websites and travel...
New York City Expands Language Access to Arabic, French, Urdu, and Polish
New York City’s new language access law now requires city agencies to translate their most...